Several Bakersfield residents continue to exercise inside a local gym that won't close it's doors amid COVID-19 executive orders

Several Bakersfield residents continue to exercise inside a local gym that won't close it's doors amid COVID-19 executive orders

BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED DOWN -HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID THEMAJORITY OF BUSINESSESTHEY'VE ORDERED TO CLOSE HAVECOMPLIED, BUT THERE ARE STILLSOME THAT REMAIN OPEN.RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE23ABC NEWS STATION -SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE STILL HITTINGTHE WEIGHTS AND EXERCISING AT ALOCAL GYM THAT SAYS IT WON'TCLOSE IT'S DOORS DESPITE THEGOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS FORALL NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES TO CLOSE.WE ASKED MANAGEMENT AT THEHEALTH AND STRENGTH GYM INDOWNTOWN FOR COMMENT , BUT THEYDECLINED.

HOWEVER, ONTHEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE...THEY'VE POSTED IMAGES LIKETHIS... SAYING EXERCISE ISESSENTIAL FOR YOUR PHYSICALHEALTH AND IN THESE ISOLATEDTIMES, SO IS YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHSERVICES HAVE SENT MESSAGESLIKE THESE (SHOWING LETTER THEYSENT) TO NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES IN KERN COUNTY - INTHE LETTER THEY ASK THEESTABLISHMENTS TO IMMEDIATELYCLOSE - SO FAR - THERE HAVEN'TBEEN ANY REPORTED CONSEQUENCESTO NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES THATHAVEN'T CLOSED.BUT THAT MAY CHANGE.IN A STATEMENT TO 23ABC NEWS -PUBLIC HEALTH SPOKESWOMANMICHELLE CORSON SAID QUOTE "WITHTHE DECLARATION OFTHE LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, WEARE EXPLORINGOPTIONS TO MORE STRONGLY ADDRESSTHOSE BUSINESS WHOARE NOT COMPLYING WITH THEGOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVEORDERS." END QUOTE - CORSONADDED THAT PUBLIC HEALTH"WILL WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENTIF NEEDED IN THEFUTURE TO ENSURE THAT OURCOMMUNITY IS PROTECTED."MEANTIME - OTHER BUSINESSES LIKEMAD DOG TATTOOCLOSED EVEN BEFORE GETTING ALETTER FROM PUBLIC HEALTH -ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY'S OWNERMARC DE LEON.SOT: MARC DELEON, OWNER OF MADDOG TATTOO"UNFORTUNATELY IN MY INDUSTRY INTATTOOING - WHICH I THINK IT'SVERY IMPORTANT TO BE CLOSED -THERE ARE STILL A FEW SHOPSOPEN.DE LEON SAYS THIS IS UNFAIR ANDTHAT PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS TOENFORCE CONSEQUENCES TONON-ESSENTIALBUSSINESSES THAT REMAIN OPEN."I THINK IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TOBE FAIR FOR ALL BUSINESSES.PUBLIC HEALTH DEFINITELY NEEDSTO STEP IN AND PULL SOMEPERMITS.

IF YOU'RE OPEN - THEREDEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ACONSEQUENCE RIGHT NOW."PUBLIC HEALTH SAID THEYAPPRECIATE THAT THE MAJORITY OFLOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE FOLLOWEDTHE GOVERNOR'SORDER AND DONE THE RIGHT THINGTO EITHER CLOSE, OR MODIFYTHEIROPERATIONS.LIVE IN ... BAYAN WANGPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ISA HOT COMMODITY